Berry-box.



P. HEINRICH.

BERRY BOX. APPLICATION FILED JUNI: 12,1908,

929,645. Patented July 27, 1909.

IN VENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

UNZrTED srarns OFFCE..

PETER HENRICH, OF HOQUIAW, WASHINGTON.

BERRY-B OX;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Pri/ren. llnNnien, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Hoquiam, in the county of Chehalis and State of li'ashingto'n, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Berry- Boxes, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to berry-boxes of that class which are constructed of thin sheets or veneers ofwood, or an equivalent.

f configuration and adaptation of the box 25 parts as will be hereinafter -described and claimed.

In the accom anying clra\\'ings,l `1gure 1 sis a longitudina vertical section of a berrybox embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section thereof; and Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken through 3-3 of the4 preceding views. Figs. 4 and 5, face views of the respective blanks from which the box is produced. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the part shown in Fig. 4 in its folded condition.

The box frame, as best shown in Fig. 6, is formed from a blank, see Fig. 4, which is scored, or creased along transverse lines 10 and 10 for folding to provide inti-a'niediatc portions 11, 12, 13 and 14 and furnishing the correspondingly numbered vertical walls of the box frame, as shown in other of the views. The portions 14- are cut away at the diagonally opposite corners of the blank and t0 an extent of about one-half the width and depth of the respective portions to provide tongues 14; respectively arranged to overlap the parts 14 at the opposite end ol' the blank. Protruding from said tongues and outside of the lines 10 are {lap-portions 15, the ofliecs ol which will be hereinafter explained. The otherl member ol a box is formed from a rectangular shaped blank as shown in Fig. 5, which 1s transversely creased Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 12, 1908. Serial No. 438,128.

Patented July 27, 1909.

' or scored at 16, 17, 18 to ail'ord correspondingly numbered bends or folds in the completed. box, being best shown in Fig, 1, while another crease orscorc 1S) is formed internndiate one of the scorings 16 and the adjacent one 17. 'lhe )ortion 20 of this blank intermediate the ines 16 serves for the bottoni of the box whence the adjacent )ortions 21 are turned up.\'ardly, to the ines 17 .vlxereat the adjacent outer portions 22 are turned outwardly and downwardly to provide folds virile the extremities 23, bef yond the lines 18, are folded inwardly and upwardly.

In assembling the box7 the blank shown in Fig. 4 is Jgiven rectangular bends at 10 and 10 to the sides of the frame, as shown in Fig. 6, with the tongues 14 overlapping the )ortions 14 and the extremities 15 turneti inwardly to respectively lie against the sides 12 and I3. The frame 'being thus formed the other blank, see Fig. 5, is bent upwardly atk,

the lines 1-6 s0 that the intermediate portion 20 may be inserted into said frame to provide the box-bottom, while the adjacent portions 21 cover the-sides 1,1 and 14 ol the frame and serve to hold the parts 15 of the frame against the frame sides `12 and 13. This blank is further bent at 17 to provide downwardly extending lolds 22, which overlap the frame sides 11 and 14 upon the outside, Awhile at 1Sthe blank is folded inwardly and upwardly to provide portions4 23 to overlie upon the interior of the sides 11 and 414 and be of such length as to have their extremities inserted between the folds 21 and these trame-sides. 'lo accomplish such insertion of the extremities 23 the fold 21 which is provided with tlre score 19 is dellected out el a plane, as indicated by broken lines in Fig. 1,

and when said extremities are inserted, the

part 21 which was bent to accommodate such action, is restored to a plane and thereby locks the entire box in a rnost relia'blc manner.

The advantages of the invention reside in its simplicity, and the facility with which the box parts may be put together and secured by the intcrlitting ol thesame.

1. ln a berry-box, the combination, with the l'rarne part having four walls with overlapping portions upon one of its sides and extending therebeyond to atl'ord fla s to overlic two ot the opposite ends 0 the rio frame, of another part which provides the box-bottom and serves through engagement with said flaps to secure the same against re Inovaland also to hold said frame against derangenient.

2. A berry-box comprised of two parts7 one of which parts being folded to provide a frame with two terminal portions which overlie opposite sides of the frame, the other of said parts being folded to provide the boxbottorn and overlie two of thesides of the frame upon both their inner and outer surfaces and arranged to have the extremities of the last named part inserted between the op posite ends of the box-bottoni and the adja- .Cent sides of the frame.

walls and prevent the frame from becoming;

distorted by engaging the aforesaid flaps.

4. A box comprised of two transversely scored blanks, one of said blanks serving for of one of the box sides, said tongues being themselves folded to afford iiaps which re,4

spectively extend upon the sides adjacent to the aforesaid side, the other of said blanks serving as the box bottoni being folded to. provide portions which overla the first named and the opposite sides or the frame and have its extremities inserted from beneath between the box bottoni andthe last referred to sides.

Signed this 29th day of May7 1908, in the presence of two witnesses.

` PETER HENRICH.

Witnesses:

PIERRE BARNES, HORACE BARNES. 

